Newcastle's game at Southampton off due to ongoing Covid cases and injuries

Eddie Howe's squad have injuries and ongoing Covid cases so the game at Saints has been postponed.

It is the second time in a row that the game has been called off.

Due to injuries and Covid-19 cases, the squad was only able to name eight replacements, including two goalkeepers, instead of the maximum nine.

They lost Allan Saint-Maximin, Ryan Fraser, and Callum Wilson to injury against United, while full-back Javier Manquillo picked up his fifth yellow card of the season, adding to Howe's selection problems.

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